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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kichwas" data-source="post: 8984751" data-attributes="member: 891">That example was a mistake... because it illustrates my point.Modern dreadlocks are worn as a sign of solidarity with H.I.M., Ras Tafari, Selassie I, King of Kings, Lion of Judah, last Emperor of the Solomonic Dynasty.When Italian soldiers invaded Ethiopia in the 1930s they put out a kill order on the royal guard of His Majesty, offering a bounty for each head one turned in. In response the elite guard put their hair in dreadlocks so they could be found easier. As a result Selassie was able to evade capture and make it to the League of Nations, make a speech that in time became the rallying cry for modern anti-colonialism, as well as go on to win British support for pushing the Italians out.Rastas adopted the dreadlocks in solidarity for this.Not all Rasta are black.Pisses me off everytime I see some punk kid come at some non-Black Rasta for wearing the sign of his faith.</blockquote>